Reds one win away from best start since 1990

CINCINNATI
— The defending NL Central champions have opened the season playing like they belong in first place.

And, maybe more.

The Cincinnati Reds swept their opening series against the Milwaukee Brewers, a team picked as one of their top challengers in the division. The Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies were the league’s only unbeaten teams left on Monday.

A win at home over Houston on Tuesday night would give the Reds their first 4-0 start since 1990, when they led their division wire-to-wire and won their last World Series championship.